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FRANK WILKINSON, OF BEESTON, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR READING AND PUNCHING JAQQUARD CARDS FROM PATTERNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 507,954, dated October 31, 1893. 7 Application filed December 24., 13 2. Serial No. 456,292. (No man.)

' To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANKWILKINsoN, lace manufacturer, a subject of the Queen of Great rect from a Drafted Pattern, of which the folparatus.

'lecting apparatus. left end view and a back view of the Jacquard lowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

. Figures 1 to 6, 6 7 and 8 illustrate the reading apparatus. Figs. 9, 9 10, 11 and 12 the selecting apparatus, and Figs. 13 to 19 the Jacquard card punching apparatus.

Similar figures and letters of reference designate corresponding parts in the difierent figures where necessary.

Fig. 1 is a left end view of the reading ap- Fig. 2 is a front View of the left and central divisions of the-apparatus, showing in outline certain toothed gearing and a shaft A hereinafter referred to. Fig. 3 is an enlarged front view of the upper part of the left division; Fig. 4 an enlarged front view of the upper part of the right division. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail view of the upper part of the right division. Figs. 6 and 6 are full sized sectional views on the line A-A,'Fig.4 of some of the operating parts in each division of the apparatus.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are full sized views of portions of the apparatus shown separately and severally re- 10 is a detail view of needles and sley forming part of the selecting apparatus. Figs. 11 and 12 represent a front view of the se- Figs. 13 andle show a card punching apparatus on an. enlarged scale. Figf15 is a half plan of portion of the upper'parts ofthe card punching apparatus.

'toothed gearing employed and certain cams, levers, and connecting links. View of the punches. f 5

- Fig. is an enlarged detail view of a portion Fig. 18 is a Fig. 19 shows a side View of two selecting needles and portions of two vertical sleys hereinafter referred to.

of the reading apparatus. Figs. 21 and 21 are detail views of portions of the selecting apparatus. Figs. 22 and '23 are detail views, hereinafter referred to, relating to the cardpunchingmechanism.

The reading apparatus consists of two end standards and two intermediate standards 1 connected at the bottom by atie rod 2, (shown at Figs. 1 and 2) and at the top .by two tie rods 2, and three tie bars 3 (shown at Figs. 1 to 6)." Between each pair of standards the tie bar is provided at the back with a vertically slotted sley 4, and at the front with a like sley carrying at the, bottom a grooved bar 5, the front flanges of which are perforated vertically-to correspond with the sley above them. Behind the tie bar 3 the standards support two horizontally perforated sley plates 6 and 7 (shown at Fig. 5 and a front view of portion of each sley plate at Fig. 7). Through the sley 6 selecting strings 8 are passed their front ends being passed through the lower perforations in the sley7and tied to the lower bend of horizontal selecting needles 9, the back ends of the needles passing through the upper perforations in the sley 7. These needles also slide and are free to rise and fall in the slotted sleys 4. Beneath each selecting needle is a short vertical needle 10 (shown in side view at Fig. 6 and a front View at Fig.

6 free to rise and fall in the vertical perfo-- a pair of disks 14 are capable of adjustment to-or from each other; the circumference of each disk has pins 14 projecting from it which engage with perforations near'the edges of a sheet of zinc or other metal 15 on which the required pattern has been drafted.

The drafting of the pattern on the perforated sheet of metal is effected by the draftsrnau employing a moist compound, consisting of flake white ground up with gum arabic or other suitable cement and water which being allowed to dry sets hard filling up the perforations where required. When the drafting is quite dry and hard the perforated plate is ready to be placed under the vertical needles 10 of the reading apparatus. The compound filling the perforations in the plate as the plate rises lifts the vertical needles and'raises the selecting needles 9 into the position 9 to prevent them engaging with the sliding plate 11, and the perforations not filled allow the vertical needles to pass through leaving the selecting needles down in position to be noyed by thesliding plate 11.

The perforated sheet is held clear of the roller 13 by a rod 15 at the back and another at he f m of t when he. heeth h h hl dean in tw h r od 15? abe eh he eds and 5f er hr ed b e d the 39 .9 .3 revolves n ew" beef n h ae e e. 1 provided with a studand trngk 16f (she W high. h and e tnieh e a s whh h steered ear Yh eh e ee the markets. reds, and relle to i e and fall- The. lower ends f t b acke s ach te m a 9 Whieh lips he h se ef h hm 17. The ends ct he l w r reds a ar ied. by h unnerchh s ends of h e e. e reh e etedihetmehtrer ee l en th h ek e 16 by he e QPQW hphe l h allow t e e s h he lewereh an ive were fo th heer ieh er Withdraw l f th perf a ed plates. 1

pre en eh eidewise. me heh ef the ner erhte plat s a t i h the ins 1 errierl by t e disk ehe h wi h e ner erht nhs ear th d e hf t e p tes, e eh ed e is he d n t e dis by th QDP PM et h. bent ever hown t Figbf) pr eeih hneh t The er i l d r h pertieh e its e h to a i e h p ssa e of he ne ht Q; the pine 1e Whieh r Je thr h nerferet e rt e ed e of the p t he we pe fthi e e 5 e ine he ed e, of the plate, a d pas es u d ea it e mi a in in a hook engaging with the upper end of th chi ed rin T e lower end f ea spr is a a h d he e d 6 er ie y the mr e ds of he ad u a le ra ets 16 Eh:- 8 h w e pl h er f p r i n of ne ed e .e a r t d plete 31.18 h lative pee tteh M a r of sks. 4: arned by the roller 13.

-'.l:.h.e c me 17 re carried by e .Shhf 11 P9 elrih h heari hre o t e Stand llh e shaft is caused to revolve by toothed gearing 18 (shown only in outline at Figs. 1 and Zthe teeth b n e Seme as shown a i 17) con l lecting a main shaft A." By the s ide Qf QZtlll 17 within the right andleft standands is a cam 19 which actuates atrnck bearing lever 19 rocking on an axle secured in the standard. The upper end of the lever is slotted to receive a bearing block carried by nd ill??? to turn on an axle pin 19 secured Ito the e nd of the horizontal sliding plate 1 1.

The truck is held .to the cam by a spring 19 hooked to it and the standard.

The left end of the roller 13 is provided with a ratchet toothed wheel 20 (shown in front View at Fig. 3 and in side view Figs. 1 and 20) moved bya pawl 21 on an" axle carried by a lever 22 rocking on the roller 13, the lever being operated by a cam 23 on the left end of the earn shaft. The ratchet toothed wheel is retained by a stop lever 24. carried by a bracket 25 secured to a bearing 26 sliding in the vertical slot, 12% of the left end standard. A'similar bearing slides in thevertical slot 12 of the right end standard. These bearlugs are each connected by an axle 27 (shown atFig. 6) to oneo'f the end brackets 16. The right end of the roller 13 carries a grooved disk 28 clasped by a break strap 29 (shown in front view at e and by dotted lines at Fig. 5) provided with a spring at the"front and carried at the'back by an axle'pin29 projecting from; a bearin zetnafih ill the v'ertieeil' slhtlh ef the r sht hq et h Th h eh sir rep m: Iehte he t lle h ih eh' lvheel hav he hg erern he ehere arran ment u -We the fi h bearings n 'e r' l' tatehet'whee ZQJdhi' QL 21, lever 2'2, stop We: "2t, bracket rate 1 lugs 26, axles'2'Z and 29.?{gro3tid disk 28 and he e e he e e wi h; the hre h te h h h' ete hheh' l h h shaft 18. Each succeeding revolutionplaces the next row of perforationsin the 1 5 e e hh r he re f e'ii eel ne d e 10 ready to makea fresh selection.

A le eh V ew at he he eehn enre e is shgwn 'Figs. 9 and Q a front view at i l hhh 12 eeh ete'e We e h' l the eqnpp ihs a rid 2*- wedde w th r zeme hlehee' Frem ee 'h hh'e' the ar eh h 2h nrejee ee arry g e t he'wh'hy dotted lipes at Fig. 9). Each rod slide' shorieh y irb h a in h h ih re of e ae e eeehieq t th h j d he brackets support a vertical sl' oit'te'd sly 3?? (shown only at Fi 9) in which 'the looped back end 'of selectingneedlcs fi slide. Each selecting needle is hookedat its front endt'o engage with one of the blades2* when held up to it. Each selecting needle fi also'lies within the bent p ortio n of'a vertical needle 5* (shown the full size atF ig. 10). The lower end of the need l epass es' through a ho'r'ihontal sley 3W and the upper end through asle 3? each supported by the bracket 3?". The wer end of the needle 5. is hozokcd and proyided witha spring 5 beneath the sley 331*. ."lliis 5 ring pnl l s the needle down and holds the slebting needle 4* clear of the grid blade 25*. except when it is pulled up into the position shown at Fig. 9 by the bac ke nd of a selecting string 3? attached to the upper end 'o f tlle needle 53, the front endof the string after passing over one of a series of wires 3T being tied to the lower bend of one of the selecting needles of the readingapparatus before le er he The e p hek end 0. h ele l ing needle 5}? hasone or niore strings 4J8? tied to it. The other end of eac'h string is looped and hooked upon one end of a selecting nee- IIO ' punching apparatus hereinafter described.

dle of a Jacquard card punching machine: The to'and fro movements of the grid 2? with its blades 2 is effected by the outer end of each arm 2 forming an axle engaging with the .front end of a link 2 its back end engaging with an axle 2 capable of adjustment in the upper end of a lever 6* secured to a shaft 7* rocking in bearings attached to the standards. The axle 2** adjustable in the slotted upper end of the lever 6* by a set screw 2 and secured by a nut 2 is shown enlarged' in left side view at Fig. 21 and in rear end view in Fig. 21. The shaft is pro-. vided with 'two levers 7 attached to the front ends of connecting links 7 operated by cams 9** on the main shaft of a Jacquardcard The back end of the links carries each a truck held to its camby a coiled spring 2 hooked to the arm2 and the side of the standard 1*. The punching apparatus consists of two outer standards 1 (shown at Figs. 13 and 14:) supporting a shaft 1 provided witha fast and loose pulley and two flywheels 1 The'shaft 1'** carriesa clutch boss 1 thrown into or out of connection witha wheel 1 (partlyshown in side view'at Fig. 17) by-a and down.

rocking lever 1** connected with a right an gled leverl Figs. 22 and 23 hinged to a rod l rocked by a handle 1 hinged to its front end, the handle being carried by a stud secured to the left standard of the reading apparatus (shown at Figs. 1 and2). The

shaft 1 is also supported by bearings at the front of a pair of standards 2*? placed between the standards 1*-*. The standards 2** form bearings for a shaft 2*** having a wheel 2"" fast on it driven by the wheel 1 Eachend of' the shaft 2***' has an eccentric 29* fitted on it. The rods 2** of the eccentrics sustain a reciprocating bed 3** and move it up The bed 3*-* carries a pair of vertically perforated punch plates 3"** 3" (shown at Fig. 16) between which the card 3**- to be punched lies. Above the bed 3** is a fixed bed 4** supported at each end by: the standards 2**. This bed is formed of two end pieces 4**, a' bottom horizontal piece 43 an upper vertical piece 4.**, and an intermediate piece 4**, the whole forming one cast-' ing.. Thepiec'e et** is set atan angle and providedwith two clamping screws 'et one of which is shown in plan at Fig. 15 and in-section at Fig; 16. The ends oft-he fixed bed are slightly recessed on the inner side to receive the ends-of a sleybox-5**. From each recess a block'4:** projects and enters aslotcutin the ends of the sley box. The blockis shown by dotted lines only; i

To the under side of the vertical piece 4**,

of the fixed bed four'brackets 4 are se cured. Their lower ends carry the-back edge ofa vertically perforated plate 4J='**. The

- front edge of the plate is secured to the un-' der side of, the horizontal-piece 4 Above the plate t an angular-plate 4J-*-"" issocured to the ends of the fixed bed. This hooks of the needles.

plate is perforated vertically, the perforations in it and the three plates et 3 and 3*** being in. line. The four plates support the required number of rows of .punches 3 two of which a short one and a long one are shown thefull size at Fig. 18. The punches are prevented from falling through the plates by being made somewhat thicker .above the plate 4 The sley box forms an angular sley plate 5 .**'at its back end, and a vertical sley plate 5 **'in front of it; ,The frontend of the box carries a vertical sley plate 5**. The three plates. are perforated horizontally. In the perforations horizontal selecting needles 5 5? slide. The front end of each needleforms a spring hook- (shown at Fig. 19) uponwhich the back looped end of. a string 4 of the selecting apparatus is hooked. .Infront of the sley 5** each needle is provided. with a collar. Between the collar and the sley 5 each needle has a spring 5'*.* coiled round it. The springs pressing uponthe collars and the back of the sley 5** hold the needles in the position shown at Fig. 16, withthe back .end of each needle protruding through the sley 5 and lying over the tops of the punches 35 beneath them prevent them from .rising, the lower ends of the punches cuttingthrough the card 3 as. the bed 3**. and punch plates 3 3** rise, except when the back from the top of its punch by the string 4. The'punch then rises with the card instead of cutting through it. From each side of the sley box 5* near the front end two arms project which slide upon a rod P**. securedfto the front of the bed 4*". The front ends of the rods carrya vertical sley plate 5?* held by a set screw at each end. Through this sley the strings 4?** pass. I Before hooking the strings on theneedles, the sley 5"? is released, moved backward,'and passed over the spring Then when all-the strings have been hooked on them, the sley is moved toward the front and secured in the position shown at Fig. 15.. Beneaththe front of the sley box a plate is secured, provided at its center with a screw threaded nutcarrying a screw 5 grooved at..its back end, and turning in a slotted bearing plate 5. ,secured to the front of thefixed bed. When the clamping'screws 4 are unscrewedlthe sley box with its selecting needles and springs screw 5* when a.punch is broken to insert a new one, or when a fresh selectionof strings has to be hooked on the selecting needles. After the sley box, with its needles, has been end of any selecting needle is drawnaway may be moved away from the punches by the returned to the position; shown at. Figs. 15** t and 16**, upon the clamping screws :being turned down 'it will .be held fast while the ca rdsare being punched The blank'cards 3 *-are placed betweena pair ,ofzgrooved bottomless arms 6** (shown; at -Figs.- l3 and 14) capable of adjustment to or-fromeach other according to the length of. cardetolbe punched on a plate 6** supported by four brackets carried by the back of the movable l l H ,al

The card to be punched is placed between the punch plates '3** 3 *-'"bythe following means (shown at Figs. 13 and 14;:and in side view at Figr17): From the backof the mov,- able bed two rods project on whichthelends .of a bar 6 **l slide. On the :top of the bar-two or more thin plates'6** are. capable of adjustment to or from each other.: The front ends of the plates lie on the back edge of the plate 6*"x The' bar 6 and the plates "are moved backward and forward bythe upper slotted ends of two levers fi engagingrwith studs carried by the bar 6 Thelower ends of the levers are secured on a shaft 6**.I'O0kr in'gin lbearings secured to thez back of the movable *bedmiThe shaft carries a lever conr nected' by a linki tel-the upper end of lever We; the lower end rocking upon an axle fixed to a erosslbar 7rd? securedmtmthe standards 2**. -"he leiver 7** carries a truck operated by a cainr8 fion the sl1aft2?*-"f. wThe bar 6** has tWOZGhaiDS teach passed over a pul1ey8-'-**, and attachedvto the upperend: oflL'a coiled spring, the: lower end ofeach spring being hooked toatie rod at the back ofthe'standards12i*.- flhe springs hold the truck lever '7f*up to the cam8 causing the plates6.** to push the; bottom card: frombeneath the grooved arms 6* into its right position between the punch plates 3** 3 to be punched. The Fcain then forces the leverTtoward-the front, to move the plates e r backward ready to push forwardlthe-next card'to be punched. The 'lpunche'd cards fall into a box sli i-tsecured tothe front of the movable bed. The

shaft A which actuates thetoothed gearing 18 on their reading apparatus, carriesga toothed bevel wheel A at its backnend driven by gearing connecting it to alwheel A ,carried by the shaft 2W. w'lhis shafualso carries two cams 9*? l which. operate thellinks va -or the selecting apparatus. The combined movements-of the reading, selecting and punching apparatus are as followsz- Wh'en the selecting needles!) of the readingapparatus are moved toward thelfront by thesliding plate 11, the stringsS :pull up the vertical needles 5* of the selecting apparatus lifting the hooked ends of the needles 4*. to engage with the blades 2 of the grid. i As the 'grid moves toward the front the strings P attached to the horizontal selecting needles 5 of 1 the punching apparatus draw the needles away from. the tops of 1 the punches 3al* which are lifted up by the card as the punch plates 3"** rise leaving the card unpunched. The unselected needles 5** whichlremain over-the punches 3** force them through the card as the punchplates rise, a card being punched each time the drai'tedsheetof metal 15 makes a selection. i "By the employment of apparatus operating automatically as above described I amr penabled'to dispense with reading tthe pattern from the drain-to insert selecting lathes in a reading machine and with an attendant to change ,thelathesat a punching machine, and

also with one or moreattendants at a separate punching machine. it -1; l What I claim ism-1; 1

1.3In a combined reading, selecting and punching machine for punching Jacquard cards from a drafted pattern the means; for

operating the pattern sheet consisting of feedin g diSkSrlh having teeth 149* engaging with holes inlthe edge of; the pattern sheet, andad: j ustable on a roller 13 to suit sheets of difierout widths, bearing brackets lfil carryingrods 1-5. for supporting the pattern sheet, spring controlled holdingydownlevers,15F,-a cam actuated pawl 21 for intermittently rotatingthe feeding disks, a brakeqstrapt29 toprevent Overwinding, and means for. raising, thelfeed sheet aftenrealch intermittent feed tg-eause same to engage vertical pins 10 whicheontrol thewselectingt needles,.substantially :as describedicwt; mi tails can #12. .-In,a combined reading, selecting and punching, machine for: punching Jacquard cards from a-drafted pattertnthe combination of .-aagrid-2,. guides1 for same, means ;for,1:eciprocating said-grid, hookedselecting needles-4: supportedin a =sleyl3 and adapted to engage the bars oflsaidlgnid 2, .verticalzneedles 5 e ngaging said needles 4 and supported in sleys 3 3,39, springsb for normally depressing said needles; and thereby disengaging ,the needles 4nf=romwthez bars; of tthe grid 2,; and selecl/ing strings 8-Which passover guidewiresflfi and connect the needles 5vwithrthe selecting needles dot the reading apparatus whereby when any string8 lislpulledthe correspondingineedle 5 is raised against the pull of itsspri-ngf and thecorresponding selecting needlet is thereby :brought into engagement with the grid 2, substantially as described X 3. In a combined reading, selecting, and punching machine for ,punchingdacquard cards from a drafted pattern, the combination with the punches of a fixed bed for receiving the thrust of the punches and a-sley block fortcarrying the selecting, needles 5*, said block being adapted to slide in. said fixed bed, to and away from the punches, substantially, as describedfor the purpose specified. 4. In a combined reading, selecting, and punching machine forl punching Jacquard cards from adrafted pattern, the; combination of a fixed bed for receiving the thrust of the punches, guides for the punchesfixed to said bed; a sleyl block for carrying theselecting needles 5 said block being adapted to slide in'the fixed bed to and away from, the punches, means for withdrawingsaid sleyblock away from the punches, and clamping screws 4 for securing the sleylblock to thefixed bed whenin the working position, substantially as described. a a v: v,

5. In a combined reading, selecting, and punching machine for punching Jacquard cards from i adrafted pattern, the combination of a-fixed bedfor receiving the thrust of 

